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Brittney Griner, Priscilla, and a drag queen’s revenge

Terence Stamp, Guy Pearce, and Hugo Weaving perform in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
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Someone call HR stat

Drag Race star gets sweet payback against rightwing idiot

If there’s one thing that right-wingers should have learned lately, it’s never to mess with an angry drag queen.

Hundreds of them swarmed the Florida state capitol in 2020. And in 2023, hundreds more took over the Missouri state capitol building.

Brittney Griner & wife are expecting a baby

They say they can’t wait to meet their “favorite human being.”

Despite last-minute GOP push, all anti-LGBTQ+ bills fail in Iowa legislature

These bills keep failing. Could the tide be turning?

You’re doing it wrong

This teen’s powerful speech helped defeat an anti-trans bill

Republicans were powerless against her.

Another country ends ban on being gay

Dominica’s colonial-era law belongs in the past.

Arizona governor spikes one of the most awful anti-trans bills yet

She warned them. She followed through.

Jane Fonda in 1979

Pete Buttigieg announces major upgrade for airline passengers

Two words: Cash. Refund.

These are the best LGBTQ+ greeting cards

Three finalists were chosen by the Greeting Card Association. Which one do you like best?

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert sequel confirmed

30 years later, the original cast and director will return to the big screen.

It actually was a decision

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